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Where are these $3 pants? I needed some new jeans last week and even the cheapest pairs were still over $20/each.

Walmart my friend. Their home brand jeans (George) costs only $9.96 + taxes and the fabric isn't that bad. If you don't want to pay for shipping, just go to one of their branches. :p

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Roc...

2KW Gas Generator from Walmart 370 bucks.

Thanks for telling me about the sale after its over.

If you're in the USA, you can probably get a better deal on this phone through your carrier anyway.

Metro by T-Mobile - Free, if you're porting over a number (get a disposable AT&T number from eBay or something, then switch the phone to your account)
AT&T - $194.99 (Yes, it will work on postpaid AT&T, too)
Verizon - $199.99 (Not 100% sure if Verizon will let you use this on postpaid, as they're a bit anal about that sort of thing)
All of the Carlos Slim prepaid brands (America Movil) have the iPhone SE for $139.00
Cricket and Boost Mobile no longer have the iPhone SE on their websites, but local dealers might still have stock.

Thanks for telling me about the sale after its over.

If you're in the USA, you can probably get a better deal on this phone through your carrier anyway.

Metro by T-Mobile - Free, if you're porting over a number (get a disposable AT&T number from eBay or something, then switch the phone to your account)
AT&T - $194.99 (Yes, it will work on postpaid AT&T, too)
Verizon - $199.99 (Not 100% sure if Verizon will let you use this on postpaid, as they're a bit anal about that sort of thing)
All of the Carlos Slim prepaid brands (America Movil) have the iPhone SE for $139.00
Cricket and Boost Mobile no longer have the iPhone SE on their websites, but local dealers might still have stock.

Thanks for telling me about the sale after its over.

If you're in the USA, you can probably get a better deal on this phone through your carrier anyway.

Metro by T-Mobile - Free, if you're porting over a number (get a disposable AT&T number from eBay or something, then switch the phone to your account)
AT&T - $194.99 (Yes, it will work on postpaid AT&T, too)
Verizon - $199.99 (Not 100% sure if Verizon will let you use this on postpaid, as they're a bit anal about that sort of thing)
All of the Carlos Slim prepaid brands (America Movil) have the iPhone SE for $139.00
Cricket and Boost Mobile no longer have the iPhone SE on their websites, but local dealers might still have stock.

A car stereo with Bluetooth costs $15. Walmart also sells Bluetooth adapters in the impulse bins at the check-out counters.

So? Lack of a headphone jack has nothing to do with annoying audiophiles...in fact it's more annoying to just us regular folk.

I have bluetooth headphones. The sound is great for my needs and they're pretty cool. But...

• - They're wireless (duh), so you need to charge them. Another piece of equipment you need a cable for and a charger and that you have to worry about plugging in at night. Annoying.

• - Bluetooth is far from a perfect technology...in the past it was horribly buggy, now it's got better but it's still not seamless. If you use just one pair of equipment (a single set of headphones with a single phone for example) it'll work OK most of the time but once you start swapping pairs around the problems multiply. Which headset do you pair to this device? Which is the default audio output? Did it automatically pair with another nearby device with which it was paired in the past and currently has its Bluetooth on? Etc. etc.

• - The communication is ultimately software-based, which means software updates can break things. For example, an update for my OS broke the ability of my computer to stream full stereo sound to my bluetooth headphones.

• - The whole pairing process is still so 1995, compare to the much more straightforward process of connecting to WiFi.

• - Declining battery life means your bluetooth headphones are going to need replacing sooner than your regular headphones most likely. Take earbuds. I can go the cheap route and pay $5-10, those will probably break within a year. But hey, they're dirt cheap who cares? Or if I choose to spend $30+ on earbuds those will probably last me 20 years. I also get to use them with a whole variety of equipment. Which pair of bluetooth headphones will last me 20 years? Which one of them will plug into my 10-15 year old sound system? Etc.

• - What happens all the time is that exactly when I need to use the headphones, the battery is empty.

• - More on the phone side: the main way I listen to music at home now is by plugging in my tablet or phone into my sound system and playing music off Spotify, Youtube, internet radio, MP3s, whatever. Hard without a 3.5 mm jack, and yeah, I like the ability of being able to charge the phone/tablet simultaneously.

• - You officially aren't allowed to use Bluetooth on an airplane.

So yeah, I have Bluetooth headphones, but more or less I always carry a pair of ordinary earbuds as backup. Don't remove my 3.5mm jack, thanks.

A car stereo with Bluetooth costs $15. Walmart also sells Bluetooth adapters in the impulse bins at the check-out counters.

Yeah, the lack of a headphone jack probably annoys audiophiles, but if you're really that picky about your audio quality, you're probably using a standalone media player.

I've personally been using a phone without a headphone jack for several months now and haven't missed it. I never used it on my previous phone - I went Bluetooth "everything" quite awhile ago.

You're welcome.

Apple is going back to its roots for its new campus.

Dial brand gold seems to be worth $5.97 for 12 bars....

Maybe you're confusing Waymo/Wal-Mart with Amazon/Whole Foods? :-D

Why would Walmart of all companies give up the huge margin boost for substandard products that the word "Organic" brings?

And just so you know where I got my figures:

PS4VR Bundle
HTC Vive Bundle

Wal-mart explicitly encourages brands to make lower-quality versions to sell at their stores for a lower price, capitalizing on the brand name recognition

I often see stuff that's also at WalMart; but your point is interesting.

Sony XBR55X800E at Best Buy and WalMart. Same with various models in stock at the store just up the street from me right now.

If they're labeling these as the same product and yet they're different, the FTC should put a boot in somebody's ass.

As I mentioned: they have the same brand products of food in their grocery area (plus really horrible store brand). It's clothing, blankets, and kitchen wares (plates, cups, utensils) that are often vastly-inferior--anything that's generally a minor purchase, something people don't think about what to buy but just that they need to buy it. They definitely pressure those suppliers for cheaper goods.

Wal-mart explicitly encourages brands to make lower-quality versions to sell at their stores for a lower price, capitalizing on the brand name recognition

I often see stuff that's also at WalMart; but your point is interesting.

Sony XBR55X800E at Best Buy and WalMart. Same with various models in stock at the store just up the street from me right now.

If they're labeling these as the same product and yet they're different, the FTC should put a boot in somebody's ass.

As I mentioned: they have the same brand products of food in their grocery area (plus really horrible store brand). It's clothing, blankets, and kitchen wares (plates, cups, utensils) that are often vastly-inferior--anything that's generally a minor purchase, something people don't think about what to buy but just that they need to buy it. They definitely pressure those suppliers for cheaper goods.

Articles like this give me the impression that the field of study is still very uncertain: Circadian disruption and breast cancer: from melatonin to clock genes. (March, 2005)

Quote: "The global impact of breast cancer is large and growing. It seems clear that something about modern life is the culprit, yet there is thus far a lack of satisfactory explanations for most of the increases in risk as societies industrialize."

I've been experimenting with Melatonin: Schiff Melatonin Ultra 3 mg. 365 Tablets. ($11.94, but now, no one has stock, apparently. I have no idea why.)

Melatonin tablets seem to encourage sleep.

Over many years of having a business, I've developed a preference for working for an hour or 2 early in the morning, maybe 3 am, and later taking a nap in the morning or afternoon. I'm healthy. Do I have a different circadian rhythm?

I've noticed that people often act sure when their thinking is actually extremely sloppy. As quoted above, "... there is thus far a lack of satisfactory explanations..."

...and we call this model The Swillden

Walmart pay does this. The trick is that the a unique QR code is displayed on the credit card reader for your transaction. When you scan the code with the Walmart app on your phone, it links you to the transaction and uses a stored credit card to make the payment. It also downloads a copy of the receipt into your walmart app.

Apparently, they implemented it to avoid fees charged by Apple, Google, Samsung and other mobile payment services.

Don't want to download all of that? Here you go. Includes all of the DLC shit too.

With my Samsung I carry a usb cable and power adapter, and a pair of headphones.
To get the same functionality with the iPhone I need a half dozen dongles, which come at a premium price, and if they break when I'm on the road can't be easily replaced at any random corner store.

Not sure why you're trying to defend Apple in this. All they're doing is trying to take over the standards with their own proprietary format, and it's not giving you anything other than a headache and a lighter wallet.

Hyperbole, much, Anonymous Apple Hater?

"Half a dozen dongles".

Well, if you don't have BT or don't want to use the Lightning-based Earbuds that came FREE with your iPhone, you can use the Lightning to 3.5 mm adapter that came FREE with your iPhone. Done. If you need/want an additional Apple-branded Lightning to 3.5 mm adapter, those are available for the princely sum of $9. And while they may not be available "at the corner store", most people in the U.S. live within a short drive to a Walmart store, which not only sells Apple Lightning to 3.5 mm adapters, but actually STOCKS them IN STOREs, and for lower than list price:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lig...

So, blow me, Hater. Next time check your facts before you prove yourself to be not only Anonymous and a Coward; but also an IDIOT.

We now have market full of $500+ smartphones loaded with features no one asked for.

There are plenty of phones without those features. If people didn't want the new features they wouldn't be paying $500 to get them. They would be buying $20 flip phones at Walmart. Or, if they want more than that, an iPhone refurb for $150.

The batteries aren't sealed in. Two screws, a suction cup to get the tight-tolerance screen up, and you're in. Pentalobe drivers are available at Walmart.

The batteries do have a removable adhesive tape, similar to 3M Command Adhesive. There are couple more screws inside that secure connectors, including the battery connector. That's really all there is to it.

It takes a couple of tools to replace the battery; I have to use a screwdriver to replace the batteries on my toddler's toys too.

Here is just one example. There are many, many others of how they are addressing their part of the responsibility to deal with the problem.

Why shouldn't you care?

Of course you could cite credible sources and prove your case.

Credile source #1

Among that group of employees, only those who have worked for Walmart for 20 years or more will get the full $1,000, Walmart told Business Insider.

Credible source #2

The bonuses will be determined by an employee's length of service. Those workers with more than 20 years of experience will qualify to receive the full $1,000. However, workers with less than two years of experience will receive $200, a Walmart spokesman told CNBC.

Credible source #3

A one-time bonus benefiting all eligible full and part-time hourly associates in the U.S. The amount of the bonus will be based on length of service, with associates with at least 20 years qualifying for $1,000. A discrete one-time charge will be taken in the fourth quarter of the current year to account for the bonus; qualification will be determined before the end of the month and payments will be paid as quickly as practical thereafter.

As to the difference between the income of those laid off and the bonuses, this article cites the bonuses will cost $400 million. This article says 9,400 people are being let go during the layoffs. Simple math shows $400 million/9,400 = 42,553. If we assume those being laid off made that much in salary and benefits, then after one year, the amount of money saved by laying off those people will dwarf the one-time bonus amount.

There is definitely a market for cheap handsets here. Not everyone lives in LA, SF, NYC, or Austin, and has the dosh to buy a new iPhone X or whatever Apple is selling on release date. In fact, most of the country is barely getting by, with the best times in memory all behind them.....None of this is rocket science here. The only thing that really is an obstacle is selling the devices in the US is the fact that companies think every Tom, Dick, and Harry can blow quad digits for a phone... which is not true.

Here you go. Unlocked phones for as little as $40. Sorry to spoil your rant.

I got my kids $30 phones from cricket when we signed up. Capable little phones too, LGs, nothing breath-taking, but I didn't want them having powerful phones.

There is definitely a market for cheap handsets here.

None of this is rocket science here. The only thing that really is an obstacle is selling the devices in the US is the fact that companies think every Tom, Dick, and Harry can blow quad digits for a phone... which is not true.

What? Have you never visited the prepaid phone section in Walmart or any other dollar store?

https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/p...

There is definitely a market for cheap handsets here. Not everyone lives in LA, SF, NYC, or Austin, and has the dosh to buy a new iPhone X or whatever Apple is selling on release date. In fact, most of the country is barely getting by, with the best times in memory all behind them.....None of this is rocket science here. The only thing that really is an obstacle is selling the devices in the US is the fact that companies think every Tom, Dick, and Harry can blow quad digits for a phone... which is not true.

Here you go. Unlocked phones for as little as $40. Sorry to spoil your rant.

walmart, bestbuy and others carry them. (in the stores, not just online).

https://www.walmart.com/search...

Officially licensed.

That was what you were looking for wasn't it?

It's time to stop pretending these marketing buzzwords ever meant anything in the first place. Bring on the "5G" smartphones and all the "Smart" shit.

Only by reducing them to absurdity can we destroy the influence of these idiotic language tricks.

It's time to stop pretending these marketing buzzwords ever meant anything in the first place. Bring on the "5G" smartphones and all the "Smart" shit.

Only by reducing them to absurdity can we destroy the influence of these idiotic language tricks.

It's time to stop pretending these marketing buzzwords ever meant anything in the first place. Bring on the "5G" smartphones and all the "Smart" shit.

Only by reducing them to absurdity can we destroy the influence of these idiotic language tricks.

It's time to stop pretending these marketing buzzwords ever meant anything in the first place. Bring on the "5G" smartphones and all the "Smart" shit.

Only by reducing them to absurdity can we destroy the influence of these idiotic language tricks.

Or you could buy a $99 Kindle Paperwhite and a $30 IP68 case.

Or you could buy a $49 refurbished Nook Glowlight Plus from Wal-Mart. You'll only get IP67, but you'll avoid getting dragged into the Amazon ecosystem. I've had every model of e-ink Nook and I've never found a compelling reason to switch to Kindle yet.

For the same product, Whole Foods often charged more, it has seemed to me. Quote from the linked story:

"Some of the new discounts nearly cut prices in half. Bananas, for example, used to be sold for $0.79 a pound. Now they cost $0.49 a pound. The price of local grass-fed 85% lean ground beef went to $6.99 a pound from $10.99."

At Walmart, $4.47 per pound.

Whole Foods charged higher prices for the same product.

However, to me, the real issue is very healthy food at minimum expense. There are many ways to eat wheat. Eating a wheat product that has been processed to seem to justify high expense is not likely to be healthier than a product that required less processing.

According to my receipt, Washburn Mills Chickpea Rotini on Amazon was $12.48 on Friday June 30th.

A few weeks later, Chickpea Rotini was ~$18.99.

Today it costs $24.97.

Why the 100% increase in less than 30 days? Could it be that Sam's Club and WalMart stopped carrying it?

Maybe Amazon is taking a page out of WalMart's playbook. Undercut prices until the competition gives up, then raise them to any level that consumers will pay. If this is the overall pattern, then it is an abuse of a monopoly.

Yes! End its preety cheap to!

Here are the ingradients:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/McC...

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Max...

https://www.amazon.com/Milkman...

Yes! End its preety cheap to!

Here are the ingradients:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/McC...

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Max...

https://www.amazon.com/Milkman...

I don't have a smartphone. I can't justify the expense of the hardware or the monthly connectivity cost,

Tracfone. The smartphone itself is very cheap, here's one for $90, another for $40. They're not great top-of-the-line iphone quality, but quite serviceable for basic phone/text/email/web use.

A Tracfone is $20 per 90 days, plus the local E911 fee. Figure $7/month. Not a lot of minutes/texts/data, but I don't use my phone for much besides the occasional "my kid got hurt" phone call or text. The texting is vastly superior to those old clamshell phones, And it's getting to the point where you can't find a payphone anymore. Plus, occasionally, I really need to see the weather radar (is this road flooded out?) or check some detail on my email. One of these cheap phones is a lifesaver...

Keep the screw drivers off the market? lol You can by dozens of them from all over the place. Here's one for $1.90 from Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/Fos...

you can build a parallel-port based 8-bit logic analyzer capable of sampling at around 100,000 samples/second, using only a db25 connector and wires. Doing it with USB requires moving all the sampling logic to the other end of the USB cable, and usually storing the data in a large SRAM buffer for subsequent "chunky" transfer to the host PC.

It's no harder than, say, building a sound card. In fact, a 16 bit 48 kHz stereo audio input device has to buffer and push 48,000 32-bit frames of data per second, which is twice the data rate of the 8 channel 96 kHz logic analyzer you describe. There are USB sound cards on Walmart.com for $6.

Wait what? That doesn't sound right, do you have evidence of this?

https://slashdot.org/story/06/04/11/1759205/wal-mart-controls-modern-game-design
http://corporate.walmart.com/_news_/news-archive/2006/09/22/wal-mart-launches-5-year-plan-to-reduce-packaging
https://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2012/06/04/3-ways-walmart-and-its-suppliers-are-reducing-packaging

Great read: Man who said no to Wal-Mart

At some point the money must have been too good to pass up, or perhaps Wal-Mart gave them special concessions, because I see Snapper being sold through Wal-Mart now: Wal-Mart search for Snapper.

There are a few companies that refuse to sell to Walmart simply because Walmart's demand for lower prices never ends, and reputation is worth more than selling more.

https://www.fastcompany.com/54...

But then again, eventually everyone does

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sna...

"Credit Card: If the item was purchased using a credit card, any refund is required to be issued to that same credit card. If the original credit card is not present and is not available through scanning the TC number on the receipt, the refund will be processed onto a shopping card/gift card."

http://help.walmart.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/121/~/no-receipt-returns-in-stores-policy

[...]Windows tablet that can run full Windows programs (not "apps")?

At the moment every Windows 10 tablet can run full Windows programs...

This is news to me! Previous AC explicitly excluded Universal Apps, which means you're saying that a $70 arm tablet will run x86 binaries?

UPDATE: so it seems that even the cheapest Win10 tablet at has an intel atom(x86_64) processor.
Furthermore, It seems microsoft has included an x86 emulation layer allowing 32-bit x86 code to be run on arm devices.

Sorta makes sense. Apple did the same thing when moving to Intel via Rosetta. On linux, qemu has a way of directly running linux binaries of one arch on hardware of any other supported arch (no vm!)

Try $30. Fuck, you can pay $40 for a prepaid Android phone in a shop in the USA. A Motorola one, even, the cheap little moto.

Try $15 and change.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Net...

Damn burner phones cost less than the dinner I had last night.

"Do you see the Waltons giving bonuses to their employees?"

John-boy has employees?

Seriously, Mayer has taken a going business and run it into the ground (which is merely saying she couldn't overcome the inertia). Walmart continues to grow, even in the face of Amazon, where few other retailers have had success. Isn't it better for them to spread the benefit wider through growth and more employees, rather than deeper with fewer? In any case, they do pay bonuses, in addition to employing about 1000x more people that Yahoo.

We've known about this for years. Just ask any old person. Although, personally I prefer HD Sunglasses.

Walmart's started advertising free two-day shipping with no membership required.

Not that you should be buying cheap crap from China from Walmart. For that, go to Harbor Freight.

You can already get $9 phones if you want:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tra...